The study has identified several notable strengths of the EU REI, which allow it to stay competitive in the global market: - The EU renewable energy supply side has been developing for over 100 years. The industry has capitalised on this comparative advantage and demonstrable track record of...

In 2011 DG Enterprise and Industry requested the European Commission's DG-JRC to technical evaluate a petition submitted by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont). This petition requested the creation of a new generic fibre name under the Directive 2008/121/EC on textile names, now...

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is an exchange programme for entrepreneurs, financed by the European Union. The person you host gets a grant, and there is no charge to your company. This offers you the opportunity to share experiences with a new entrepreneur who will collaborate with you in your...

Supporting SMEs and helping them to enhance their competitiveness is one of the key elements of a successful regional development policy and remains a priority also for the next funding period. Regional competitiveness and the success of smart specialisation strategies depend heavily on the 23...

Structural Funds (in particular the ESF and the ERDF) have an important role to play in supporting concrete projects aiming to enhance the entrepreneurial mindsets, skills and attitudes of young people. However, so far not in all EU Member States this opportunity has been fully exploited. This...

The objective of this guide on standardisation and SMEs is to assist Structural Funds managing authorities and other policy-makers involved in the preparation of the post 2013 generation of Structural Funds with the preparation of support measures aimed at boosting SMEs' use of standards and...

Structural Funds should play an important role in supporting concrete projects aiming to enhance the transfer of business. This document therefore intends to provide an indication of actions that could be usefully taken in all countries and in all regions with the support of European Structural...

The guide aims to illustrate how strategic regional public support can offer small and medium-sized enterprises a favourable environment and support them to better capitalise on service innovation in view of staying competitive in global value chains that include both manufacturing and services....